Thriving Garden Academy
Create a Beautiful Garden with Confidence, Without Overwhelm or Costly Mistakes
Join the Thriving Garden Academy
£15 per month ~ cancel anytime ~ early bird offer
If you want to give your garden the love and attention it deserves, and now feels like the right time for you, you’re in the right place.
For the cost of one impulse bought plant a month, you can have expert guidance, curated plant collections, seasonal planting advice, and a supportive community, all designed to help your garden thrive year-round.
Just £15 per month could save you hundreds in wasted plants, costly mistakes, and endless trial-and-error, while giving you confidence and inspiration every step of the way.
The Thriving Garden Academy is coming this Spring, join the waitlist and you’ll be the first to know it’s arrived!
From Stuck and Uninspired, to Confident and Excited
I’ve created the Thriving Garden Academy to help you:
🌿 Gain the skills to choose beautiful plants with confidence, every time
🌿 Get value for every penny you spend on your garden
🌿 Gain fantastic knowledge about plants and garden design under the expert guidance of a professional Planting Designer
🌿 Grow your knowledge at a pace that suits you
🌿 Fill sparse and uninspiring borders and pots with beautifully curated plant collections
🌿 Finally get the inspiration you need, all in one place ~ no more hours of searching in books and online
You don’t need any prior gardening knowledge to join. Maybe you’re starting from scratch, feeling unsure where to begin, searching for inspiration, or perhaps you’re tired of investing in plants that never find their feet. The Thriving Garden Academy meets you exactly where you are, and helps you move forward with clarity and confidence.
It’s Designed to Save you Time, Money and Costly Mistakes
With me at your side guiding you every step of the way, your garden can be an inviting space full of colour and beauty, that you can’t wait to spend time in at all times of the year.
If this sounds like just what you need, then you are going to LOVE my membership.
The Thriving Garden Academy will take you from being stuck and uninspired, to confident and excited to develop the beautiful garden you thought you could only dream of.
“Sarah is an exceptional garden designer who approaches her work with complete professionalism. I recently completed a planting design course with her, and I found it incredibly helpful, especially considering its reasonable price. Additionally, Sarah is highly flexible and always willing to assist. I look forward to working with her on our upcoming project. Her wealth of experience is evident, and I wholeheartedly recommend her services.”
Yusuf, Landscape Architect
What’s Inside?
🌿 Unlimited Access to my Learning Hub
Enjoy my growing collection of exciting courses, including Seasonal Garden Success and Beautiful Bulbs for Every Season, plus workbooks, step-by-step guides, planners, style guides, and more
🌿 Beautiful Monthly Plant Collections
Expertly curated with a new theme every month, abundant with gorgeous pictures, detailed plant information, and a plant shopping list with links to the nurseries so you can buy the collections right away with confidence
🌿 Monthly Plant Collection Themes Include…
Winter garden, naturalistic plants, Mediterranean plants, ‘easy-care’ collection, companion plants, plants for privacy, long blooming flowers, wellbeing collection, and many more!
These are a great way to grow your plant knowledge and learn how to bring plants together in stunning displays in different settings, with expert guidance from a professional Planting Designer
🌿 Seasonal Planting Guides
Quarterly specials packed with ideas to get your garden singing across the seasons
🌿 Exclusive Member Emails
Packed full of garden inspiration and updates about amazing new additions to the member’s portal
The fantastic content within the Thriving Garden Academy is self-study, so you can complete it at a time and pace that suits you. You’ll have unlimited access to the learning resources, so they will be here for you to dip into any time you’re needing some inspiration.
It’s only £15 per month for founding members so it’s well worth being one of the first to sign up! It then goes up to £18 per month, so you’ll be saving 2 whole months’ worth of a full price subscription.
With this membership, you will have everything you need at your fingertips to create a gorgeous garden that looks amazing all year.
“I absolutely loved Sarah’s talks on gardening. I’d never grown anything I could eat before, and she inspired me to grow all kinds of things, from herbs and tomatoes to green leaves and edible flowers! She has a huge knowledge of plants and gardening and her sessions were full of really useful tips, but more than just being informative and helpful, they were interesting, engaging and fun.”
Alison Greenwood, Dose of Nature
Why listen to me?
🌿 I’m Sarah, Planting Designer and Founding Director of Discovering Gardens and the Thriving Garden Academy. I’ve been creating beautiful gardens since 2010
🌿 I’ve designed many beautiful gardens, and these days I work in collaboration with an incredible award-winning landscaping company, designing planting schemes for their high-spec projects. I also offer lovely 1-1 planting advice consultations to people across the UK
🌿 I’ve taught many beginners and more experienced gardeners about garden and planting design, including how to make fabulous plant choices and combinations, create sustainable gardens for wildlife, and more
🌿 I’ve mentored many garden professionals who want to build confidence with their plant knowledge so they can provide a better service to their clients
🌿 I trained in Garden Design at the renowned Capel Manor College in London, and I’ve completed my training in Permaculture Design and Engaging Children in Permaculture, which beautifully supports my passion for growing food and creating sustainable gardens that support our native wildlife
🌿 I have a long-term fascination with nutrition and using plants for health. I studied with the College of Naturapathic Medicine and I am honoured to be an Ambassador for this wonderful organisation
I love sharing what I’ve worked so hard to learn. A garden is a sanctuary, a place of both peace and excitement, and it should be accessible to everyone. Often a lack of knowledge or confidence can stop us from creating something beautiful, so I’m here to help you become unstuck and choose beautiful plants with confidence.
The Thriving Garden Academy is coming this Spring, join the waitlist and you’ll be the first to know it’s arrived!
Frequently Asked Questions
Will it work for me?
This membership will work brilliantly for you if…
🌿 You wish you had more confidence with your garden; you search online, in books, and at the garden centre for the right plants for your space, but you still don’t know if you’re getting it right
🌿 You’re tired of wasting money on plants that never find their feet
🌿 You want to give your garden the love and attention it deserves, and now feels like the right time for you
🌿 You would love to learn about how to put plants together in a beautiful way, and you wish you had everything you needed to do this all in one place
🌿 You wish you had enough knowledge and confidence to develop your garden yourself
Why should I buy it now?
If you’re one of the first people to sign up to the Thriving Garden Academy, you will only pay my amazing Founding Member price of £15 per month! Your subscription will remain at this low price FOREVER! Once the early bird memberships are sold, the membership subscription will go up to £18 per month.
How do I access it?
Follow the Buy Now button to complete your purchase. Once you’ve made your purchase, you will receive a welcome email with your access details. Simply follow the link and enter your credentials to access the membership portal. If you have any issues, pop an email over to me at sarah@discoveringgardens.com.
How long do I have access?
You will have access to the Thriving Garden Academy for as long as you keep your subscription! You can cancel any time, at which point you will lose access to all of the beautiful content within the portal.
Will it work on a phone?
Absolutely! It’s easy to access the membership portal on your phone or tablet.
“Sarah created content as part of our nature-based online programme to support individuals throughout national lockdown. Her content was engaging and well researched, it was clear that she has expert knowledge in the field. Sarah mastered the balance of information and hands-on practical activities and was able to adapt these based on participants level of experience. Not only was her content engaging, her presentation style was inspiring and motivating which was much needed during the difficult lockdown period.”
Megan Charles, Dose of Nature
Legal Disclaimer: I have made every effort to represent this product accurately. My intentions for it’s potential are based on my professional experience and knowledge as a Planting Designer and I hope all my customers will achieve the results they are hoping for. I cannot guarantee success and results may vary. My recommendations are broad, and success will depend on the conditions of the customer’s garden. It’s important for customers to assess their garden’s environment to ensure any plants they buy are suitable for the space. I am not responsible for purchases my customers make that are not successful. I am also not responsible for the service or plant quality provided by the nurseries I recommend.